Ghaba | An Early Neolithic Cemetery in Central Sudan | ISBN 9783937248523

Ghaba

An Early Neolithic Cemetery in Central Sudan

herausgegeben von Sandro Salvatori, Donatella Usai und Yves Lecointe
Mitwirkende
Herausgegeben vonSandro Salvatori
Herausgegeben vonDonatella Usai
Herausgegeben vonYves Lecointe
Buchcover Ghaba  | EAN 9783937248523 | ISBN 3-937248-52-8 | ISBN 978-3-937248-52-3

Ghaba

An Early Neolithic Cemetery in Central Sudan

herausgegeben von Sandro Salvatori, Donatella Usai und Yves Lecointe
Mitwirkende
Herausgegeben vonSandro Salvatori
Herausgegeben vonDonatella Usai
Herausgegeben vonYves Lecointe

Inhaltsverzeichnis

VOLUME 1 List of Figures List of Tables List of Plates Foreword Acknowledgments
1 The Discovery and Excavation of the Cemetery Introduction The Site Site Morphology and Excavation
2 Neolithic Graves: General Attributes Introduction Grave Goods
3 Pottery Description and Typology Introduction Pottery Classification Pottery Types
4 Ghaba Cemetery Seriation and Radiometric Chronology Beyond Pottery: Other Distinctive Traits at the Ghaba Cemetery Pottery in Context: Results and Comments on Seriation Analysis
5 Bead-making in Neolithic Sudan Introduction The Material: Ghaba Beads Ghaba Beads Statistic Data Bead Technology in Neolithic Sudan Craftsmanship and Social Complexity in Neolithic Sudan
6 Other Personal Ornaments Introduction Necklace Pendants Shell Beads and other Shells Lip-Plugs Ivory Bracelets Comments
7 Lithic, Stone and Bone Tools Introduction The Lithic Industry Axes and Gouges Grinding stones Palettes Mace-heads Bone tools Comments
8 The Human Skeletal Remains from Ghaba: A Physical Anthropological Assessment Introduction Part 1: The Cranial and Post-Cranial Remains Part 2: The Dentition Part 3: Biological Affinity Acknowledgments Appendix: Skeletal Inventory from Ghaba
9 Plant Microremains from the White Deposits and Dental Calculus from Ghaba and R12 Cemeteries. Identification and Implications Introduction Materials and Methods Results Discussion Conclusions Acknowledgements
10 Ghaba in Context Introduction Ghaba in a wider chronological context In search for causes C14 and the Demic Diffusion Hypothesis The 5th millennium BC Neolithic in Upper Nubia: an overview Following the path: the scanty data from the 4th millennium BC. An overview Conclusions
Bibliography
Plates
VOLUME 2 11 Neolithic Graves Catalogue